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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6963, 16 January 1918, Page 4

-LoyaltyFirst to Country then to Home To cheer those who cannot serve as you serve but whoso hearts are with you — your - PHOTOGRAPH - nru tnnnnn xnnruMinru Meers' Studio, The Strand? Tauranga. Did [You Forget Anyone" at iNeveruiind Few Year well, and ace whether among our many useful and appropriate articles you cannot find . just the present that JQ y x would delight your >7."-. friend. -'" ' Wristlet Watches, Gem" Rings, Pendants, Brooches, etc., etc. ■ ' at j.JAMES MURDOCHS, Watchmaker and Jeweller, CITIZENS and" ; SETTLERS PLEASE COMPAKE & V ' THE ~'~fWbI2CUSTOMS*' i^TAKIOTt* ZZSS&ta?---''* AND HUFLECT__ __ THEIR AUSTRALIANf ""COMMON WEALTH ,** TARIFF. h «.*This is| practically closed to New Zealand.* Flour, per cental W^_*s3 is 6d Oatmeal aud UolledJOats £d per Ih ! equalß^£4 13s 4d per ion Bran and*Bharps, per cental Is Potatoes per cwt le Butter and cheese per 3d 6d Wheat, per oental Is 6d Oats, per cental Is 6d NEW ZEALAND TARIFF. About lsoper cent lower JtnanAu tralia Is not our door now wide open to Australia ? IP THESE DUTIEb ARE^REittOVED HOW..WOULD THE NEVf ZEA.LAND FARMER FARE,?' Flour, percenial Is Oatmeal and Koiled'.Oats, ih bulk per cental Ik Rolled (Ms, iu'packetß, 20 per cent equal to £d per 1b Bran and Sharps, per cental, is Potatoes, p6rcwt ; lß Butter, 20 per cent, equal to 2d Jter lb Cheese, 20 per cent, equal to Id per lb Wheat, per cent 9d Oats, per cental, 9d N.H—Mr Hogg|tind other BiDgle Tax enthusiasts do not suggest the removal of the duties on the raw materials, wheat, oats, etc. it is obvious they are {"ruwiiug with "the tare and hunting with the hounds,' their object being to kill the grain growing and milling induetries with their numerous adjuncts, such as Southern railways, etc, and naturally the shrinkage would have to be got by increasing the Northern raiwa y etc. Tbeir theory ia'one tax on the land only and free trade. When this was given birth to. the siatic problem was unhatchod. What encouragement would there be to go on the land unless : the products of the §oil are protected on the same lines as our rivals? How would our town induetries thrive under such stupidity Could the/ compete against the sweated surplus ! wages of the world, unless amply protected. And even now it is with v struggle they exiwt. It is obvious Ihe single Tax theory is only one tax on the land, aud if gbeu effect to aviuilO abolish the Allen Poll Tsx and biin^ us c'own to the Afiatio level. Yours truly CH&MPIOFS '' COHOH-Sms